Minister Nara Lokesh Aids Specially-Abled Students' Admission to Prestigious Colleges

Andhra Pradesh HRD Minister Nara Lokesh facilitated the admission of 25 specially-abled students into top engineering colleges by issuing a government order. This order allowed students to receive marks for a fifth subject by averaging their scores, meeting admission requirements at prestigious institutions like IIT-Madras.

Andhra Pradesh Human Resource Development Minister Nara Lokesh spearheaded a commendable initiative on Monday, aiding 25 specially-abled students in securing admission to prestigious engineering colleges across India. This was achieved through a government order (GO) he recently authorized.

The move came after Lokesh received a WhatsApp message from student M Prithvi Satyadev, seeking help for special provisions in their intermediate examination results. Lokesh promptly responded, directing officials to issue a GO that allowed a marks memo to include a fifth subject by averaging the marks from four subjects.

While current BIE norms exempt specially-abled students from one language subject, institutions like IIT-Madras require marks in five subjects. Lokesh's swift intervention ensured compliance, facilitating the students' admissions. He further cemented his support by meeting the students and gifting them laptops.